PARAGOULD, Ark. - A jailer gave a laxative to an inmate who had requested cold medicine, then taunted the man as he suffered severe diarrhea, authorities said.

Johnnie Dallas Pruett, 27, was fired and charged with battery in the March 1 incident involving 19-year-old Darryl R. Bartlett.

Sheriff's Capt. Jamie Martin said that after Bartlett asked for cold medicine, Pruett brought him three pink pills and a cup of water. The inmate took the pills, and Pruett began laughing and showed him a box of over-the-counter laxative pills.

Bartlett said that after an hour and a half, he developed severe stomach pains, vomited and had severe diarrhea. He said Pruett taunted him throughout the night and asked if he needed a diaper.

The inmate was in jail on a failure-to-appear warrant.
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That is just wrong to do to someone else. That jailer has the trust of the city/state to keep order and he does that?

[attachmentid=12665] Where will you be when your Laxative kicks in?



But seriously, thats cruel.

What was the criminal in for anyway?

Also I wonder if the jailer can be charged with attempted poisoning?

Mayeb if the inmate was a mass murderer or rapist but even then its still torture and this poor person was only in there for failing to appear to court.
That guard should be charged with assault!

Was it a guard that gave it to him or another jailer?

That is mean.... it good that the guy got fired...jerk...I just don't get why Laxatives are so fun to use to prank people with...

Someone in my grade did that and like put TONS in to some brownies and got some of the kids who ate them sent to the hospital for dehydration.......sick...people are so messed up in the head

What an ass! No one should ever be treated that way.

lol.. i cant help but think of the young ones episode where rick tries to commit suicide... but finds out he took stacks of laxitives instead

That is so cruel. But then again, this is what happens when you get cold medicine in jail, or anything in jail for that matter. Still, that is just plain mean.